The withered skeleton lay on the ground, panting heavily, black mist swirling around its body, covered in wounds.
Gu Yifeng frowned and walked over, asking in a deep voice, "Senior, how are you? Are you still alive?"
The withered skeleton didn't answer at all, not even bothering to lift its eyelids, as if it were dead.
Seeing the other person's appearance, Gu Yifeng shook his head helplessly.
The withered skeleton was severely injured and unable to move. Escaping was out of the question, so the only option was to heal its wounds first before making any further plans.
Gu Yifeng took out a pill and put it into the mouth of the dried-up skull, then sat cross-legged to the side.
"Does this senior still retain consciousness? Perhaps he can help us leave this tomb," Gu Yifeng pondered.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.
The dried-up skeleton did possess consciousness, but it refused to acknowledge him.
Gu Yifeng shook his head helplessly: "It seems he has fallen into a coma."
After saying that, Gu Yifeng closed his eyes and began to heal his injuries by circulating his internal energy.
"Boom..."
From within the black vortex came bursts of roaring sounds. A powerful and domineering force raged out, destroying everything in its path. Wherever it passed, everything was leveled, a shocking and spectacular sight.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
This time, the black vortex's attack range was extremely wide, completely destroying an open area hundreds of feet wide.
"Boom..."
One after another, black vortexes exploded, generating terrifying storms of power that spread in all directions, fierce and menacing, creating a truly horrifying scene.
The black vortex lasted for about two minutes before its power gradually dissipated.
Once the power of the black vortex completely dissipated, everything returned to normal, and all was calm.
"Finally, it's stopped!" Seeing this, Gu Yifeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his pale face. "It seems this guy has no strength left to resist."
Gu Yifeng slowly stood up and looked into the black hole.
Among them, Gu Yifeng saw many skeletons. The owners of each skeleton were at least fifth-grade alchemists, and all of them were powerful weapon refiners.
It goes without saying that these powerful individuals were all killed by those skeletons.
“Although the skeletons here are only at the early stage of the sixth rank, their soul power is extraordinary. If we could subdue them, they would be much more valuable than ordinary skeletons. Unfortunately, the skeletons here are too strong. With my strength, it is impossible for me to do so.” Gu Yifeng shook his head slightly. Unable to tame them, he had no choice but to give up.
His most urgent task is to leave this place, otherwise he will surely perish here.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Gu Yifeng noticed a crater not far ahead and couldn't help but wonder, "There's a crater here! So, that skeleton just now fell into it!"
Gu Yifeng examined it carefully and indeed found a pit, which immediately brought a joyful smile to his face.
"There must be a lot of treasures in here." Gu Yifeng's heart raced, his face full of excitement, and he quickly jumped in.
"Crack! Crack!"
As soon as he fell into the pit, Gu Yifeng heard a crisp sound and saw a pile of shiny metallic objects appear in his sight.
"Haha!" Gu Yifeng couldn't help but burst into laughter, picking up a piece of armor of excellent quality and exclaiming excitedly, "What a treasure!"
"It's actually black iron! And it's high-purity black iron with excellent purity, which is extremely rare!" Gu Yifeng picked up a few more treasures, extremely excited.
Gu Yifeng lived up to his reputation as a nine-star Heavenly King-level weapon refiner; in just a short while, he had collected over a hundred high-level treasures.
High-grade black iron is a precious material needed to forge spiritual and immortal artifacts. It is extremely rare, especially the essence of black iron, which is even more precious.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
Just as Gu Yifeng was about to leave, he suddenly sensed something, flicked his finger, and three silver needles shot out, spinning once before accurately inserting into a bead at the bottom of the pit.
The moment the silver needle pierced the bead, a faint red light emanated from the bottom of the pit, isolating it from the outside world and creating an independent space.
"Sealing Technique!"
"It's a seal!" Gu Yifeng exclaimed in astonishment, unable to believe it. "It's a sealing bead! It's actually a sealing bead!"
"This is a sealing bead that I obtained by chance. I originally intended to present it to my father, but unfortunately I was trapped here for too long and forgot to bring it with me."
Gu Yifeng rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, "Luckily, I met you, senior, which allowed me to find it in time!"
"Splash!"
Before he finished speaking, Gu Yifeng reached out and grabbed the sealing bead without hesitation, then leaped out of the black pool.
Seeing Gu Yifeng return unharmed, Gu Yifeng was overjoyed.
"Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Sealing Bead."
A system notification tone then sounded.
"Sealing Bead!" Gu Yifeng's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with intense light: "With this Sealing Bead, my cultivation and realm can be stabilized at the peak of the Four-Star Heavenly King."
"When the time comes, I will use the secret technique 'Bloodline Awakening' to break through the bottleneck and advance to the Five-Star Heavenly King level, which will not be a problem."
Gu Yifeng laughed excitedly, "Once I advance to the Five-Star Heavenly King level, I will not be afraid of the entire Holy Cloud City, not even the Five Great Sect Alliance."
...
So much time has passed, and there has still been no breakthrough.
Gu Yifeng always thought that his lack of comprehension was the reason he couldn't find the key to breaking through to the Five-Star Heavenly King level.
Today, near this eerie black hole, a tomb was discovered by chance.
Inside the tomb, Gu Yifeng found the sealing bead, as well as other treasures.
In addition, the tomb still retains ancient and weathered sword energy, which is awe-inspiring.
Gu Yifeng was very curious, so he opened the coffin and saw that the skeleton inside was not human remains.
This shows that the skeleton was definitely extraordinary in life, at least at the level of a two-star Heavenly King, or even a three-star Heavenly King.
After all, to be able to die and turn into a skeleton, one's strength must be at least at the Three-Star Heavenly King level.
It is important to know that when a martial artist cultivates to the Three-Star Heavenly King level, their lifespan will increase significantly, reaching three thousand years, which is equivalent to an ordinary person living for twenty thousand years!
Three thousand years is an extremely long time for any martial artist.
"The owner of this tomb was a three-star Heavenly King Realm expert in life, truly amazing!" Gu Yifeng looked at the skeleton with admiration. "His strength is definitely greater than that of the Heavenly Net Palace Master, no wonder even the Heavenly Net Palace Master couldn't deal with him."
Although the Lord of Tianluo Palace was only at the four-star Heavenly King level, Gu Yifeng knew that the Lord of Tianluo Palace had once killed a five-star Heavenly King.
Such strength is beyond the reach of ordinary three-star kings.
"What a pity. He has been dead for many years, and his body has long since decomposed. I doubt there's anything of value in him." Gu Yifeng shook his head and then walked deeper into the stone chamber.
As Gu Yifeng approached the wall, he suddenly sensed something was wrong and turned his head sharply, only to find a ball of black flame shooting out from the depths of the tomb.
"Um?"
The pitch-black flames seemed to possess sentience, instantly locking onto Gu Yifeng.
"Damn it!" Gu Yifeng's expression changed drastically. He clenched his fists and used all his strength to unleash his defensive moves.
"Buzzing—"
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